Erika Haase (23 March 1935 – 1 May 2013) was a German classical pianist.
Career
Born in
Darmstadt
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, Haase was the daughter of a violinist. At the age of seven, she received her first piano lessons. In Darmstadt, she studied with Werner Hoppstock and
Hans Leygraf
Hans Leygraf (7 September 1920 – 12 February 2011) was a Swedish pianist, music educator, conductor and composer.
Life
Born in Stockholm, Leygraf studied piano with in Stockholm and Anna Hirzel-Langenhan in Switzerland. He was one of Sweden ...
. In 1959, she won the Kranichstein Music Prize of the city of Darmstadt (piano category). As a soloist and chamber musician she performed with the Swedish Radio Music Academy and various Swedish orchestras. Her centre of gravity was in a strong commitment to
Neue Musik
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. In 1960, she participated in
Eduard Steuermann
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's summer courses. She also improved her skill with
Conrad Hansen. From 1963 to 1967, she spent long periods between London and Paris, where she collaborated with the
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Pierre Boulez
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.
From 1967 until her retirement in 2000, she taught at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover: first as a lecturer and in 1974 she was appointed piano teacher. , Andreas Staier and Ingo Metzmacher were among her many students. She had a close friendship with György Ligeti.
Haase died in Frankfurt at age 78.
Discography
Haase recorded mainly for the Col Legno Musikproduktion, Gutingi, Thorofon and Tacet labels.
* Frédéric Chopin, Chopin, Preludes (Chopin), Préludes opus 28 (January 1987, Thorofon)
* György Ligeti, Ligeti, ''Études pour piano'' (premier livre) ; ''Musica ricercata'' (10-13 septembre 1990, Col Legno AU-031 815 / Aurophon)
* Maurice Ravel, Ravel, ''Sérénade Grotesque, Prélude, Menuet, Miroirs, Gaspard de la Nuit'' (9-12 March 1992, Gutingi GUT205)
* Chopin, Études op. 10 and 25, Nouvelles études (1992? 1993, Thorofon CTH 2195)
* Alexander Scriabin, Scriabine, ''Vers la flamme'', Sonatas for piano No 6 and 10; Olivier Messiaen, ''Cantéyodjayâ''; Prokofiev, Sonata for piano No 8 (1996, Gutingi GUT 216)
* Pierre Jansen, Jansen, ''L’Œuvre pour piano'' (1997, 2CD Triton TRI 331106) — with works by Colette Zerah-Jansen, performed by herself. First world recording.
* ''Études pour piano'', vol. I: Igor Stravinsky (Études op. 7); Bela Bartók (Études op. 18); Olivier Messiaen (''Quatre études de rythme''); György Ligeti (Books I & II) (1997, Tacet)
* ''Études pour piano'', vol. II : Witold Lutosławski (''Deux études'') ; Alexandre Scriabin (''3 études, op. 65''); György Ligeti (third book: études 15 and 16); Claude Debussy (''Études (Debussy), 12 études'') (2001, Tacet)
* Franz Liszt: ''Études pour piano'', vol. III, ''Grandes études de Paganini'' (1851), ''Trois études'' (1849) and two concert études (1863) (2006, Tacet 150)
* Robert Schumann and Claude Debussy: ''Études pour piano'', vol. IV - with Carmen Piazzini
Carmen Piazzini
(AllMusic) playing Debussy (2008 and 2009, Tacet)
* Johannes Brahms: ''Études pour piano'', vol. V, (2012, Tacet)
Bibliography
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References
External links
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''In memoriam Erika Haase''
Erika Haase plays Ligeti
(YouTube)
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1935 births
Musicians from Darmstadt
2013 deaths
German classical pianists
German women pianists
German music educators
German women music educators
Women classical pianists